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Friday, 6 January 2017

May wrong on Israel

In her
response to John Kerry`s description of Netanyahu`s administration as being the
"most right-wing" in Israel`s history, Theresa May displayed yet again the
duplicity to which we have become accustomed from Tory politicians (Morning
Star, 31.12/16). Saying it was wrong to focus on "single issues like settlement
building" and preferable to look at the "wider peace process", beggars belief.
It`s like saying the Tories` economic policy should not be judged by the recent
autumn statement, or that their education policies should not be viewed on their
stance on grammar schools and selection! Actually, it`s also the
same as saying you shouldn`t criticise the England football team for its abysmal
performances in recent tournaments, because they won the World Cup in
1966!

What it
tells us, unsurprisingly, is that the Tories specialise in treating everyone
like mugs, incapable of understanding what is really going on. Now that May has
used this strategy with the Americans, perhaps the penny will drop with the
Labour MPs who refuse to support Corbyn; the Tories clearly regard them as
idiots, and treat them as such, for refusing to accept the only leader around at
present who can really challenge the Tories at the
polls.